51st Season RED LODGE MUSIC FESTIVAL June 7-15, 2014
PAYMENT: Fees are to be paid by May 25, 2014. The $20 registration fee is non-refundable. If registration is cancelled after May 25th, the $50 room deposit cannot be refunded. No refunds made after the student has begun camp. Please send any balance due to:
Lynn Jensen, Enrollments
3501 Briarwood Blvd.
Billings, Montana 59101
(406) 256-5210
REGISTRATION: Saturday, June 7, 1:00-3:00 pm, Red Lodge Middle School (this is the old high school).
AUDITIONS: Saturday, June 7 from 2:00-4:00 pm, following registration. Audition materials for all instruments will be posted on the Internet in the spring of 2014 at www.rlmf.org/auditions.html. In addition, Students are to prepare a short piece of solo literature. Solos need not be memorized. Orchestra and wind ensemble seating will be done by the respective directors at scheduled rehearsal times.
SUPERVISION: Students are supervised during the week by adult counselors who are present at meals, at housing units, recitals, and large ensemble rehearsals.
HOUSING: ALL STUDENTS WILL CHECK INTO HOUSING UNITS THROUGH THE COUNSELORS after 2:00.
Girls will check in at the Lupine Inn, boys at the Chateau Rouge.
At the Chateau Rouge no dishes or cookware will be provided.
Refrigerators, stoves, microwaves, coffee pots, and toasters will be available.
Please do not check into the
motels before completing on-site registration.
MEALS: Meals, except for Festival picnics, will be served in the middle school cafeteria. The first meal is Saturday, June 7 at 5:15 pm. The final meal will be Sunday, June 15 at noon.
BRING:
FOLDING MUSIC STAND, instrument, strings, reeds, etc.
Rockstops for all cello and bass students.
Pencils, notebook.
Any solo or ensemble literature you may wish to study.
Personal toilet articles. Girls please bring extra wash cloths for
make-up removal.
Alarm clocks
Bicycles, if desired, with reliable lock.
(Chateau Rouge is almost a mile from the middle school.)
CLOTHING: Casual clothing may be worn to classes and rehearsals.
Please wear nice slacks or dresses – no jeans, shorts, or t-shirts at concerts.
Bring enough dress clothes to attend 5 faculty recitals and your student concerts.
Bring warm coats and sweaters. The weather in Red Lodge is unpredictable.
Bring swim suits if you wish to use the pool.
Student Concert Dress: Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Girls: Long or short dresses or pants outfits--nothing above the knee.
Boys: Dark slacks, dress shirt with tie.
PRIVATE LESSONS: May be arranged by the student with individual instructors upon arrival at Festival.
Fees are $20.00 per half hour, payable to the instructor.
TRANSPORTATION: Students arriving in Billings by bus or airlines, may arrange for transportation to Red Lodge. Please make arrangements at least one week prior to arriving.
Contact: Mrs. Carmen Galt
1014 Harvard Avenue
Billings, MT 59102
(406) 245-5367 or (406) 259-3476
Students are not allowed, at any time, to ride in vehicles other than with camp staff or their own parents/guardians. Parents/guardians may designate, in writing before the camp's opening day, another person to transport the student to or from camp.
STUDENT ILLNESS: If the student is ill, he/she will contact a counselor immediately. Medical expenses due to illness or accident are the student's responsibility.
DISCIPLINE: All discipline problems will be addressed immediately by the counseling staff or Festival Director. If a student is sent home, or leaves the camp early, no refund of fees will be made.
PERFORMANCES:
Student Ensemble Programs |
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Thurs., June 12 - |
7:00 pm |
Fri., June 13 - |
11:00 am |
Fri., June 13 - |
7:00 pm |
Student Final Concert
Sun., June 15 1:30-3:30 pm
Faculty Concerts |
|
Sat., June 7 - |
7:30 pm |
Sun., June 8 - |
7:30 pm |
Tue., June 10 - |
7:30 pm |
Wed., June 11 - |
7:30 pm |
Sat., June 14 - |
7:30 pm |
All performances are in the Red Lodge Civic Auditorium.
The following motels are offering a discount to persons attending Red Lodge Music Festival concerts:
Beartooth Hideaway Inn and Cabins 1223 S. Broadway Ave. (406) 446-2288
Comfort Inn of Red Lodge 612 N. Broadway Ave. (406) 446-4469
Yodeler Motel 601 S. Broadway Ave. (406) 446-1435
OPENING WEEKEND SCHEDULE - Click on
| DAILY SCHEDULE: | |
| (Monday - Friday) | |
8:00 |
Breakfast |
8:30 |
Senior Band |
9:00 |
String/Junior Wind Chamber Ensembles |
10:00 |
All Master Classes |
11:00 |
String/Sr. Wind Chamber Ensembles/Jr. Band |
12:00 |
Lunch |
1:15 |
Festival Orchestra (Senior) |
| Junior Jazz Ensemble/Senior Sectionals | |
| Improvisation Class | |
3:00 |
Philharmonic Orchestra (Junior) |
| Senior Jazz Ensemble/Junior Sectionals | |
| Improvisation Class | |
4:00 |
Student activities (to be arranged) |
5:15 |
Dinner |
7:30 |
Faculty recitals (7:00 Thurs/Fri. Student recitals) |
10:30 |
Bedcheck - Grades 8-9 (Sept., 2014) |
11:00 |
Bedcheck - Grades 10-College (Sept., 2014) |
PHONE NUMBERS: Lupine Inn: (406) 446-1321 Chateau Rouge (406) 446-1601
EARLY RELEASE: Parents/guardians wishing to have their child released early from camp, before the final performance on Sunday, June 15, please fill out the early release form (click here) and return before the beginning camp date, June 7, 2014.
FOR LAST MINUTE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FESTIVAL, CONTACT: Lynn Jensen (406) 256-5210.
During the Festival, Email: info@rlmf.org